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120. Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy?

No Stupid Questions

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Happiness in Health in China, the Paradox of Progress, Life Satisfaction in India

Angie: We may fail to appreciate some of our prosperity because we don't have a handy yardstick that shows how much better off we might be than others. Angie: On the other hand, an upside of our not comparing like that is that we are constantly striving to make the world even better. Stephen Kohn: I was standing on the subway platform in Philadelphia and thinking about my kids' cousins who were staying at their grandmother's house for the weekend.

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